The quarterback who helped the 49ers win the NFC West and reach the conference championship game will sign a contract with the Niners, according to multiple reports.

It’s a three-year deal worth $24 million, according to media outlets. Of that, with $16.5 million is guaranteed. Essentially, the package is the one Smith rejected before looking at options, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

"I always have a good policy, based on experience, that it's never wise, never benefits anybody concerned to discuss negotiations and contracts in the media," Harbaugh told CSN Bay Area and other media sources.

"We're in a negotiating time. We're in a free-agent period. We're in a contract talk. All these questions are about negotiations."

After failing to lure Peyton Manning, it was important for the 49ers to get Smith back into the fold. Smith was coming off his best season and visited the Dolphins while the 49ers pursued Manning.

Smith will have a new targets this season as the Niners have already signed receivers Randy Moss and Mario Manningham.

Smith, 27, was the first overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft but struggled along with the Niners until last season. The arrival of coach Jim Harbaugh helped Smith and the team, which turned in a 13-3 season and took the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants into overtime in the NFC title game.